1950s Danish Travel Poster Royal Line of Descent of Denmark

Really delightful. Shows every Danish monarch of the last thousand years in caricature through King Frederick IX who died in 1972. The text is in French. It reads, “Once upon a time in Denmark, a thousand years ago, there was a ruler called Gormon the Old. Since those days his family has not ceased to govern the country, which makes it the oldest monarchy in the world. The present-day King Frederick IX is a descendant of Gormon the Old.” 24 x 40.